St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-18
IN SPECULATIVE PITS.
A Certain Amount of Strength Impaired
to the Market on the Chicago
Eoard,
Because of Decrease of Half Million
Bushels in the Visible Wheat
Supply.
Receipts at Primary Points Continue
to Show Decided Fall
ing OFF.
Transactions in the Financial Circles
of Wall Street, @ eneral
Quotations.

CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE decrease Of one
half million bushels in the visible supply of
wheat impaired a certain amount of strength
to the market to-day, although the total ad-
vance for the day was only nc as compared
to Saturdays latest figures. Prices huctuated
within range of re, May delivery touching
855Sc and closing at S52s@S51ac. The cables
had moderately firm tone, while receipts at
primary points continue to show falling off,
while the shipping and export movement con-
tinues to be fairly large. There was more
pressure to sell in corn to-day, the large in
crease of 100000 bu in the visible supply add
ing to the weak tone of the market The
market opened steady at Saturdays closing
figures, fell off 1a05sc and closed at nearly
inside prices. Oats were dull and closed a
shade lower. Provisions were moderately
active an6 unsettled. Mess pork opened firm,
advanced 5071ac per Dbl, then fell back
steadily 25QI30c and closed at nearly inside
figures. Lard declined lOOl21ac per 100 lbs
and closed at medium figures. Short ribs
closed at 10c per 1G0 lbs lower.
THE QUOTATIONS.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat-No. 2, January, opened at 1890,
closing at 7S1a07S59c; February, 79c, clos
ing at 7S54@7S5sc; March, 1890, closing at
Corn-No. January, sec, closing ut 351ac;
February, 36Hc, closing at SEC; March,
$685. closing at 36Ac; May, 4194c, closing
at 41$sc. Oats-No. 2 January, 26Ac, clos
ing at 2614c; February, 2614c. closing at
264c; March, 261ac, closing ct 26%c; May,
301sc, closing at 3034c. Mess pork per
barrel-January, $I2.071a, closing at S11.87h;
February, S12G71a,, closing at S11.S71a;
March, S12.2O, closing at $l1.971a; May, 40,
closing at Sl2.20. Lard per 100 pounds
January, $3.50 closing at $645; Febru-
airy, $780, closing at S6.z5; March,
$6.571a, closing at $685.: May, S6.727s, clos
ing at $500. Short ribs per 100 pounds-Janu-
airy, S6.l71I, closing AT S6.O5; February,
S6171a, closing at $6O5; March, 1928 closing
at S6.12@; May, $685., closing at 1928.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
TS1a@785sc; No. spring, 69@711Sc; No. 2
red, 1899. Corn-No. 2, 35$4@357sc. Oats
No. 2, 26@2614c. Rye-No. =, $500. Barley
No. 2, 215c. Flax Seed-No. /, 99c. Timothy
Seed-Prime, S1S9@1.90. Mess pork per bbl
S11 .9O0ll.95. Lard, per 100 lbs, S6.40@6.42%.
Short ribs, SIDES loose, $6071a@6.10; dry sailed
shoulders, boxed, $4.9UQD5 short clear sides,
boxed, S6.5006.55. Whisky, dlstillers' fin
ished goods, per gal, S1.1S. Sugars, cut loaf,
6H@65sc; graduated. 615c; Standard "a, -
5$4c. Receipts-Flour, $4,000 bbls; wheat
$1,000 bu; corn, 10000 bu: oats, GOO bu;
rye. 1000 bu; barley, 81, 600 blu. Shipments
Flour, Il 600 bbls; wheat, 5000 bu; corn, 3d.
000 blu; oats. $4,000 bu: rye, 1000; bar
ley, $1,000 bu. On the produce exchange to-
day the butter market was quiet; creamery,
23931c; dairy, 22@26c. Eggs, 2S@29c.
PETER BERKEY. Pres +. W. ANDERSON. Cashier
IhE ST. PAUL NATIONAL BAN K
CAPITAL. 100000.
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